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Word: bifurcation (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • biology A division into two branches.
  • by extension Any place where one thing divides into two.
  • Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
  • geography A place where two tributaries etc. part or meet.
  • mathematics The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as decribed by bifurcation theory.
  • nautical The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
  • The bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.

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